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Collection of small bash scripts for heavy terminal users. Version 1.23.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Collection of small bash scripts for heavy terminal users
Project links
Commands and aliases
- bak2dvd
- bash-snippets
- cloudup
- crypt
- cryptocurrency
- currency
- geo
- lyrics
- meme
- movies
- newton
- qrify
- short
- siteciphers
- stocks
- taste
- transfer
- ytview
history
Project history and usage
bash-snippets is a collection of small Bash scripts for terminal-heavy users. Its package-manager identity is a grab bag of shell conveniences: install once, get many tiny commands for weather-like lookups, media, crypto, QR codes, GitHub gists, file transfer, and other everyday terminal tasks.
Project history
The official README presents Bash-Snippets as a dependency-light collection of small Bash scripts tested on macOS and Linux, with some Windows 10 testing in the official developer Bash instance. The project ships many independent commands, including `crypt`, `currency`, `geo`, `gist`, `lyrics`, `meme`, `movies`, `newton`, `qrify`, `stocks`, `transfer`, and `ytview`.
The project is community-script shaped rather than framework shaped. The README includes per-tool sections, screenshots, author credits for individual tools, and a maintainer note asking for help, which is typical for a useful personal toolkit that grew into a packaged collection.
Adoption history
Adoption is visible mainly through packaging and the number of bundled commands. The batch input lists Homebrew and Nix packages, and also notes a Winget mapping for the `crypt` tool. That split reflects how individual snippets can become useful enough to travel separately from the original collection.
The repository's tag list shows a long v1.x series, indicating incremental releases rather than a single one-off script dump.
How it is used
Users install the package to put the bundled scripts on PATH, then call the individual commands directly. The README documents examples such as encrypting and decrypting files with `crypt`, converting currencies with `currency`, managing GitHub gists with `gist`, generating QR codes with `qrify`, and uploading files with `transfer`.
The `gist` tool is the notable credentials surface: its official guide uses `~/.config/gist.conf` for GitHub-related configuration, so that file is both configuration and credential-bearing state.
Why package nerds care
bash-snippets is not historically central like Bash itself, but it is package-nerd significant as a specimen of the shell-script bundle. Package managers turn a loose collection of personal productivity scripts into a repeatable installable toolset, while also surfacing the maintenance risk of API-backed scripts whose external services can change.
It also captures a particular era of command-line culture: small Bash wrappers over web APIs, clipboard-friendly transformations, and terminal toys packaged as serious conveniences.
Timeline
- 2010s: Bash-Snippets develops as a multi-command Bash toolkit for terminal users.
- 2010s: v1.0.0 and subsequent v1.x tags establish release packaging.
- 2020s: Homebrew and Nix package the collection; Winget maps the `crypt` tool separately.
Related projects
- Related projects are the tools and services wrapped by the snippets: OpenSSL for `crypt`, GitHub Gist for `gist`, transfer.sh-style upload workflows, QR generation services, and other small Unix command-line helpers.
Sources
- Official README describes Bash-Snippets as small Bash scripts for heavy terminal users with no dependencies.
- Official README documents macOS/Linux testing, partial Windows testing, bundled tools, examples, and maintainer note.
- Official gist README documents `~/.config/gist.conf` usage.
- Official tag list shows a v1.x release series.
- input.source_facts.package-manager lists Homebrew, Nix, and Winget package mappings.
security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:cloud
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.config/gist.conf
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.config/gist.conf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
bak2dvd | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
bash-snippets | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cloudup | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
crypt | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cryptocurrency | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
currency | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
geo | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
lyrics | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
meme | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
movies | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
newton | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
qrify | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
short | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
siteciphers | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
stocks | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
taste | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
transfer | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
ytview | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.23.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:bash-snippets |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.23.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/alexanderepstein/Bash-Snippets |
| Repository | https://github.com/alexanderepstein/Bash-Snippets |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation